Shiva Purana — Rudra Samhita, Shloka 38
संध्याचरित्रवर्णनम् (Sandhyā-caritra-varṇanam) — “Narration of Sandhyā’s Austerity and Encounter with Śiva”
यो द्रक्ष्यति सकामो मां पुरुषस्तस्य पौरुषम् । नाशं गमिष्यति तदा स च क्लीबो भविष्यति
yo drakṣyati sakāmo māṃ puruṣastasya pauruṣam | nāśaṃ gamiṣyati tadā sa ca klībo bhaviṣyati
Qualquer homem que me contemple com desejo lascivo: seu vigor viril então se arruinará, e ele se tornará impotente.
Satī (as narrated within Suta Goswami’s discourse in the Rudra Saṃhitā)
Tattva Level: pasha
Shiva Form: Bhairava
Shakti Form: Satī
Role: teaching
FAQs
It warns that approaching the Divine Feminine with kāma (lust) is a misuse of perception; such a fall in inner discipline destroys one’s tejas and dharmic strength, blocking higher devotion and liberation.
Shaiva worship requires śuddha-bhāva (purified intent): seeing the deity—whether Śiva as Liṅga or the manifest Devī—should be with reverence and bhakti, not objectifying desire, otherwise the mind turns away from grace (anugraha).
Practice indriya-nigraha (sense-restraint) and brahmacarya in thought; support it with japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and steady dhyāna that trains the gaze and mind toward devotion rather than craving.